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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:30
Rain and sun at the famous arts festival inspired a large-scale and spontaneous recitation of the famous "Double Rainbow" meme.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:40
In a collaboration between NASA, Flickr, and the Internet Archive, dozens of historic space images are getting more public exposure.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:47
Skype and Cisco Systems could be a match made in heaven. Cisco is reportedly courting Skype, which plans to go public sometime this fall.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:40
NASA and the Internet Archive have agreed to bring historic photos related to the space organization to Flickr Commons.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:15
The EUREKA E! 3931 ASARP project is testing a UAV whose wing and tail tabs move to counteract wind in the hopes that it can improve maritime search-and-rescue operations.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:01
CNET's portable-entertainment editor Donald Bell joins the Buzz Out Loud crew to discuss what to expect at the September 1 Apple music event in San Francisco.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:55
As apps like Foursquare and Facebook Places permeate the mainstream, one ski resort operator is hoping that it can use similar tech to its advantage.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:42
Think 30 seconds isn't enough to decide whether you like a song? Sources tell CNET that Apple is making changes. They also say you'll have to wait longer for an iTunes cloud service.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 07:32
Individual users and--more importantly--artists and musicians using MySpace can now push their updates to Facebook, an effort that MySpace probably hopes will keep them from jumping ship entirely.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 07:10
TechCrunch reports that it has heard a rumor that Cisco Systems has made a bid to buy the company's voice over Internet Protocol service.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:41
SocialDeck becomes the latest start-up to join Google, as the search giant works feverishly over the summer months to build out its social-technology portfolio.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:00
A new wave of App Store offerings, including Proloquo2Go, is gaining favor over clunky and uberexpensive devices for those with communication disorders--and making assistive technology cool.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:46
The software maker confirms plans to spend up to $499 million to build a modular data center in Southern Virginia.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:41
Bing for Android is Microsoft's most significant Android contribution yet. While it isn't quite up to par with the iPhone version, it's still a smooth operator.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:25
Fuel economy labels for new passenger cars are being upgraded so consumers can compare electric cars and plug-in hybrids with conventional vehicles.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:20
About a year after Intuit's acquisition of Mint.com, it is closing the doors on its competing product. The technological migration has been tough for the company, it acknowledges.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:49
Gold members of Microsoft's Xbox Live premium online service should expect a $10 price hike in yearly memberships beginning November 1.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:14
Company reaches a milestone in about six weeks with this line of Android-based smartphones, which have been available via AT&T and T-Mobile. Sprint is up next.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:55
Nintendo has decided to cut the price of the DSi starting in September. The Nintendo DS Lite's price will remain unchanged.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:47
In midst of bidding war with Dell to acquire storage vendor 3Par, HP receives authorization from its board to repurchase up to $10 billion of its own shares as it sees opportunities.